BlueID GmbH have officially joined the OSS (Open Security Standards Association e.V.), a grouping of companies with the general goal to develop, communicate and market standardised protocols, components and encoding within the access control market along with the associated security-related hardware and software. BlueID’s goal is to simplify secure physical access control by offering a cloud-based access solution […]

One Identity, a Quest Software business and proven leader in helping organizations get identity and access management (IAM) right, today announced the acquisition of Balabit Corp., a leading provider of privileged access management (PAM), privileged account analytics and log management solutions that help businesses reduce the risk of data breaches associated with privileged accounts. Balabit’s […]

HID Global® have revealed what it is calling “the industry’s first end-to-end identity access management solution that enables government agencies and other organizations requiring higher security to use a single credential for accessing doors, IT systems, networks and data”. The company’s new HID PIV™ (Personal Identity Verification) solution provides complete identity lifecycle management – from […]

Identive’s Board of Directors has approved the sale of non-core businesses as part of a plan to simplify the company’s organizational architecture and enhance its focus on high-growth products and markets. Within the next few months, the company expects to execute agreements to sell its Multicard U.S. business as well as the assets related to […]

HID Global has expanded its pivCLASS® product portfolio with an extensive family of credential authentication solutions that enables customers to comply with government physical access control mandates. The pivCLASS suite now incorporates a comprehensive family of software solutions from Codebench, part of HID Global, with HID’s pivCLASS Authentication Module (PAM), readers and credentials that offer […]

With the Republic of Croatia joining the EU, the New Croatian eID card bill was passed in the process of harmonization with relevant and applicable international guidelines and standards. The Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Croatian Ministry of Interior commenced the first phase of the implementation of New Croatian eID card project […]

With ID security requirements constantly evolving, many governments are looking to integrate the new security standard SAC (Supplemental Access Control) in their national ID documents from 2015. In comparison to the currently used standard EAC (Extended Access Control), SAC offers higher security features like, amongst others, asymmetric cryptographic protocols. Because of this development, during this […]

The Silicon Trust Board is delighted to welcome PAV Card as a partner to the Silicon Trust Program. PAV Card is a German, family-run business and one of the leading manufacturers for smart cards and RFID solutions. PAV products are used in many applications, ranging from hotel access, airport and stadium technology to the use […]